estaba esperando el aviónI was waiting for the plane;esperaban noticias de los rehenesthey were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

ir a esperar a algn

fuimos a esperarla a la estaciónwe went to meet her at the station;nos espera un duro inviernowe've got a hard winter ahead of us;¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa!you're (in) for it when you get home!

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca?don't expect me to thank you for it as well;¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado?what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

era de esperarit was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucedierait was to be expected that that would happen;era de esperar que no vinierait was to be expected that he wouldn't come

como podía esperarseas was to be expected;no fue tan bueno como se esperabait was not as good as expected;se espera que asistan más de mil personasmore than a thousand people are expected to attend

2(uso enfático)

¡espérate un momento!wait a minute!;hold on a minute!;espérate a que deje de lloverwait until it stops raining;¡no es lo que me esperaba!it's not what I was expecting!;¡me lo esperaba!I was expecting this!

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